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  • Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller, Book 11
  • Written by: Angela Marsons
  • Narrated by: Jan Cramer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Child's Play

Written by: Angela Marsons
Narrated by: Jan Cramer
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Finally we’re playing a game. A game that I have chosen. I give one last push of the roundabout and stand back. 'You really should have played with me’, I tell her again although I know she can no longer hear.

Late one summer evening, Detective Kim Stone arrives at Haden Hill Park to the scene of a horrific crime: a woman in her 60s tied to a swing with barbed wire and an X carved into the back of her neck.

The victim, Belinda Evans, was a retired college professor of child psychology. As Kim and her team search her home, they find an overnight bag packed and begin to unravel a complex relationship between Belinda and her sister Veronica.

Then two more bodies are found bearing the same distinctive markings, and Kim knows she is on the hunt for a ritualistic serial killer. Linking the victims, Kim discovers they were involved in annual tournaments for gifted children and were on their way to the next event.

With DS Penn immersed in the murder case of a young man, Kim and her team are already stretched and up against one of the most ruthless killers they’ve ever encountered. The clues lie in investigating every child who attended the tournaments, dating back decades.

Faced with hundreds of potential leads and a bereaved sister who is refusing to talk, can Kim get inside the mind of a killer and stop another murder before it’s too late?

The addictive new crime thriller from multi-million-copy, number-one best seller Angela Marsons explores the dark side of child prodigies and will have you absolutely hooked.

©2019 Angela Marsons (P)2019 Bookouture

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Only the Second of her Novels but I’m Hooked

Fabulous love the Characters
The creative plots
And do not usually listen I read but Jan Kramer was Excellent

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I liked this one! I like that we're back to stand-alone sort of mysteries rather than ones directly related to Stone and her past. It's a nice change of pace.
I also love the new character, Tiff. She's a delight and a much needed addition to the team.
The story, adult child genius turns killer, was an interesting one. Kids are spooky enough as it is. Child geniuses, though, are next level. And the whole stage/tiger parent thing is so disturbing. The plot wasn't altogether unbelievable.
The Penn subplot wasn't bad, either. It was nice to learn more about him and see his character develop.
I'm almost caught up! While I do have some issues with the series, I really enjoy it. I can't wait for more.

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